Social Darwinists Applied Charles Darwin's "Survival of the Fittest" Principle

question 17

Multiple Choice

Social Darwinists applied Charles Darwin's "survival of the fittest" principle to __________.

• A) justify social and economic stratification
• B) explain why the poor were essentially less selfish than the rich
• C) argue that successful people did not deserve their fortunes
• D) maintain that welfare programs were necessary for evolution

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